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Yankton Thrive YES4 Campaign Hits Goal

Yankton Thrive YES4 Campaign Hits Goal

Nancy Wenande Photo: WNAX


Yankton Thrive held their annual meeting Monday and C.E.O. Nancy Wenande said they hit their YES-4 development fundraising goals….

Wenande says much of that money will be invested in finding and developing more workers….

Wenande says those workers will need places to live….

About one point five million dollars will go both to workforce development and housing, with about two hundred thousand dollars going to community development.

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